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I thought ducks were already schizo!

I should also mention that the cure using niacin in the drinking water is from DH's book as well so if you have any issues with that I suggest you contact DH personally or write and publish your own book.

Quote: Niacin= vit B3=nicotinic acid BTW I think you mis-read or -understood Holderread's comment it isn't that chick starter is lacking in Niacin (chicks need it too) it is that waterfowl have problems in making use of the Niacin from grains (which is the common source of the vitamin, you may...

Thank you much for that info! Now that you mentioned B-12, I think thats one that can't be utilized via the digestive tract and why it is recommended to take B-12 sublingually (in humans of course), so I wonder if it works that way in waterfowl as well. Maybe your birds have access to forage...

Is B-12 and niacin the same thing?

What is the name of the feed and does it have niacin in it?

Somebody PM'ed me recently with a question about a lame gosling so I thought this would be a good reminder for all of us. I was reading in Dave Holderread's duck book regarding what he recommends for the all too common niacin deficiency seen in ducklings. Niacin is a B-vitamin lacking in chick...